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captainry

captainry noun: power or command over a district; chieftainship.

Noun

captainry (plural captainries)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.

Forms of captainry

pluralcaptainries

Origin of captainry

From Middle English capitainerie, from Middle French capitainerie; compare French capitainerie. By surface analysis, captain + -ry. Piecewise doublet of chieftainry.

Questions about captainry

What does captainry mean?
Captainry means power or command over a district; chieftainship.
What part of speech is captainry?
Captainry is a noun.
What is the plural of captainry?
The plural of captainry is captainries.

Words near captainry in the dictionary

  1. captainish
  2. captainless
  3. captainlike
  4. captainly
  5. captainries
  6. captainry
  7. captains
  8. Captains Flat
  9. captains general
  10. Captains Obvious
  11. captains of industry

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